PHILIPSSparkling Water Maker Soda Maker Soda Streaming Machine Quick Twist for Easy Install, 1L Carbonating Bottle, Soda Water Maker, Compatible with 60L CO2 Carbonator(NOT Included), ADD4901GROQ/37

Simple mechanical design, no batteries or other nonsense. The large gas button is nice and the overall design looks good. I prefer this design over the soda stream and drinkmate options I've used previously.Phillips > drinkmate > sodastream3x solid blasts on ice-cold water carbonates just right for soda. 2x is all that's needed for a lighter carbonation for lemonade or lemon/lime water. I highly recommend buying a home refill kit and refilling your own CO2 canisters off a larger 10lb tank. I use leftover drinkmate and sodastream canisters.

This is so much nicer than the official soda stream version. The build quality is much nicer and it looks a lot sleeker in the kitchen. I also like how the CO2 container attaches, it's a much better design than the soda stream one.

Had a problem with water bottle no longer locking into collar after 50 uses. Seems like conical rubber gasket prevents bottle from going in far enough to lock. Contacted Philips — immediately sent replacement. Same problem after 2 uses. No obvious misaligned or damaged parts.

Philips sparkling water maker has been leaking gas after 5 days. After an investigation was discovered that the two Philips additional bottle cups orings were stick inside the sparkling water maker top, where the bottle tops and were missing from the two additional water bottle cups. Suspected wrong oring size used on the Philips bottle.

Easy to use and environmentally friendly, it’s quiet and easy to fit in my small kitchen. No electrical outlet required!,

Good replacement for my Soda Stream. Love the sleek modern look. Not Bulky at all.

I'm impressed with the minimalist design and ease of use of this soda maker. I've had SodaStream machines and this one works just as well. My model came with metal finishings which I appreciate over the full plastic models - just aesthetics, I doubt any difference in functionality. Note this soda maker only fits the original SodaStream gas cylinders (blue), not the newer cylinders (pink). It also doesn't fit SodaStream bottles, only Philips brand ones. However this isn't a bad thing - Philips ones are better quality, made from thicker plastic with metal casings and price comparable to SodaStream ones.

This machine seems to use a refill canister very very quickly. With my older machine I could press it and hold for a count of 8 and the canister lasted for a long time, but this machine seems to go through the gas in 2 weeks or less. It should last a lot longer I think. Anyone else seem to notice this?